Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $1,082,455 to the Texas Department of Agriculture on June 9, 2026, under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs formula grant (CFDA 10.568). This award funds administrative, storage, and distribution costs necessary for Texas to manage and coordinate emergency food assistance networks through the issuance of USDA Foods to low-income populations. The grant period extends through June 8, 2027.

Under the terms of this formula grant, Texas must allocate a minimum of 40 percent of the awarded administrative funds directly to emergency feeding organizations, such as food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens, either through direct sub-grants or expenditures on their behalf. The funding allocation is determined by a congressionally mandated formula that weights the state's proportional share of persons living below the poverty level (60 percent) and unemployed individuals (40 percent). These funds support the operational infrastructure required by the state distributing agency to coordinate TEFAP commodity distribution across Texas, with all participating organizations operating under federal-state agreements.